Contemporary history has not witnessed such an escalation with consequences Russia did not suffer from its Western opponents even during the height of the Cold War, which lasted for more than forty…
Politics is the offspring of history, and history is the offspring of geography. The latter, however, stands unchanged, a fact that the Ukrainian President had not been aware of. He thought, with…
The scene of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine is filled with many political and military faces, after the crisis attracted various countries of the world and Europe in particular, and while…
Syria welcomed the 11th anniversary of the outbreak of the March popular protests with some shocking statistics, as the latest figures indicate that around seven million have been displaced within…
The war returned to impose its standards and laws that have long defined the features and faces of societies wherever they are and whenever they are confronted.
Russia and Ukraine were no…
In a leading editorial on Tuesday the Washington Post wrote about a new attitude in the US about the war in Ukraine as it entered its second month: frustration, if not fatigue. “Frustration is…
Just days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Dmitri Medvedev, the former president and prime minister of Russia, took to social media to post a chilling message. He raged against Western sanctions on…
This is not the first time that Russia has seemingly timed an invasion to coincide with an Olympic Games in China: It invaded Georgia just as the 2008 Beijing Olympics were getting underway. In fact,…
It’s been two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine. The war has only intensified since the initial bombing began on February 24, after President Putin announced his “special military operation” in…
In one of the first major economic forecasts since the US president waged his tariff war, the IMF has downgraded growth forecasts, much to the chagrin of countries still reeling from past crises
After the euphoria of liberation has worn off, Syrians are now confronted with the daunting task of rebuilding a country ripped apart by a decade-long war. It will be a long road, but there is hope.
Uncle Zezo, Uncle Mickey, and Dr Alloush perform in displacement shelters and hospitals, striving to restore fragments of a joy last felt in 2023. Al Majalla meets them.